A whole school approach to improving writing

1. A whole school approach to improving writing Literacy fortnightly focus… Ysgol Uwchradd Casnewydd Newport High School, enriching lives through writing, reading and oracy

2. Spelling Choosing the right word Ysgol Uwchradd Casnewydd Newport High School, enriching lives through writing, reading and oracy

4. Weather, wether and whether

5. Weather The word weather can be a noun or a verb. When weather is a noun, it refers to climateand conditions such as: snow, wind, rain, heat and temperature and Barometric readings. • The weather today is bright and sunny. • Have you seen the weather forecast? Make sure you take an umbrella with you! • Oh, the weather outside is frightfulBut the fire is so delightfulAnd since we've no place to goLet it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

6. Weather When weather is a verb that means to endure something or it can mean the result of exposure to wind and weather. • The sea will weather that rope in less than a week. (weather as a verb meaning to erode) • We'll anchor up, weather the storm and then head back to land. (weather as a verb meaning to endure)

7. Wether Wether is a castrated male sheep or ram!

8. Whether The conjunction whether is similar to the word if. It is usually used to introduce and indirect question. • Liz wants to know whether the visit is still on schedule. • I am going to the beach whether it's raining or not. • Matthew could not decide whether to watch Spiderman or Superman.

9. Whole and hole

10. Whole The adjective whole means entire, complete, or unbroken. As a noun, whole means an entire amount or a thing complete in itself. • James ate the whole pie himself. • My whole body is sore. • I like you a whole lot. • The whole nation wants peace. • I support you whole-heartedly. • On the whole I prefer summer to winter because I don’t like feeling cold.

11. hole The noun hole refers to an opening, a gap, a hollow place, a defect, or a dingy place. • He found a hole in his sock. • There was a hole in the wall. • I could not live in a hole like that. • They found a hole in his plan.

12. Among and amongst

13. Among or amongst? There’s no difference between among and amongst. They’re both prepositions. They mean situated in the middle of a group of people or things. • We saw a factory tucked in among the houses. • I could see your face amongst the crowd of people. • She was chosen from among many students. • My parents agreed to cook so I was free to mingle amongst myguests. • Tom is ill at ease among strangers. • These companies were among those to indicate lower earnings.I was amongst the last to leave. • The grant will be divided among the six participating institutions. (Among is more popular, amongst is considered to be a bit more old-fashioned or formal)

14. While and whilst

15. While or whilst? Whileis far more common than whilst and is significantly more prevalent in US English than it is in British English. Most Americans find whilst quaint, old-fashioned, or literary. Most British people, on the other hand, will swap happily between while and whilst, although some Brits also find whilst a little outdated.Some grammarians engaged in the while-whilst debate claim that, in the meaning during the time that or at the same time as, whilst should be used for a short period of time, and while should be used for a longer period of time.

16. Examples of while and whilst • He watched television whilst doing the ironing. • I waited whilehe cooked the breakfast. • I lived in France for a while. (while as a noun) • She used to while away the hours reading her favourite books. • (while as a verb)

17. Newport High School, enriching lives through writing, reading and oracy 'Ysgol Uwchradd Casnewydd, yn cyfoethogi bywydau trwy ddarllen, ysgrifennu a siarad.'

18. Starting from today: Monday 2nd June 2014. Diolch